I just want to take a realistic look now, now that we have enough distance.

I think some people are just very passionate that things remain the way they were when they were kids.

After 9/11, I knew I wanted to write about power and identity and the way Americans on all sides of the political spectrum often mythologize our leaders, which are themes that the superhero genre has always handled really well.

I realized that for fantasy and science fiction, especially from my youth, white was the default. Luke Skywalker was in the lead, or even if you were a hobbit, you're going to be white. That was an extremely old-fashioned, obviously really narrow-minded way to look at things.

For a lot of arcane shipping reasons, new comics, even digital ones, have a long history of only being released on Wednesdays.

I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.

I just want to take a realistic look now, now that we have enough distance.